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TIL tempura was introduced to the Japan by the Portuguese

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mB8M TIL That Archduke Franz Ferdinand owned an early version of a bulletproof vest made from silk. Despite modern tests indicating that a bullet of the era would have been stopped by it, and Ferdinand knowing that there was a threat to his well-being, he did not wear the vest on the fateful day.
QN0nk TIL I learned that california has a bill called prop 47, that allows you to do some crimes, and it be a misdemeanor instead of a felony, as long it's not over $950, or below it (this was due to overcrowed prisons)
x6dB TIL that in 2000 the major motorcycle companies of the world reached a gentlemen’s agreement to end a speed war of one-upmanship to try make the worlds fastest production bike, as they feared speeds would escalate to extremely dangerous speeds before it would end. A limit of 300km/h was agreed
EGgd TIL for the first Moon landing, the average age of NASA controllers was 26 years old.
x68D1 TIL that how much time you take before responding in a conversation actually varies by culture